While stroking a path yields smoother results than stroking a selection, the same is not true for filling. Saving the selection to a path (and then later converting it back to a selection) is unnecessary and does not improve the quality*. Last edited by Esper on Thu 11:13 am, edited 3 times in total.
How to add a Stroke to your texteffect.pdf According to saulgoode, this is not the case, which makes the tutorial even simpler. In the first version we converted each selection into a path in hope we would get a smoother selection. If you want to have a look at what i did, download the attached xcf-file below.ĮDIT: this is an updated version of the tutorial. i added a tiny Inner Glow, a Dropshadow and 'Posterised' the Rust Stroke by 2Īnd a second example with a gradient overlay, instead of the black text and no rust. i put the rust pattern stroke underneath the gradient stroke and set the gradient layer mode to 'Value' 60%ġ1. I used a rust pattern, that i got from a Draconian tutorial (i think)ġ0. for this tutorial, we will repeat the same steps but use a pattern to make a second stroke You want the options: 'Selection' and 'Invert Mask'Ġ9. on your Stroke layer, right click and chose 'Add Layer Mask'
go to Selection -> Shrink and choose a value you want for the thickness of your StrokeĠ8. create a new transparent layer on top of your text and name it 'Stroke'ħ. type your text – i used Sans Bold 205px, spacing -11Ĥ.
create a new layer - i used 600x320px in #006900Ģ.
With a layermask, you just have to delete the mask.ġ. Note: instead of using layermasks, like i do, you can just as well delete everything you dont want, but if you later decide you want a different stroke, you'll have to do it all over again. Note that this technique will grow your final text a bit, because the stroke extends to both sides.īut if you want more control, or use a gradient, a pattern or a texture, this is your technique. Stroking a Path with a color (or a Brush) is your basic stroke technique. This is because it will give you the smoothest result possible in Gimp. In this tutorial i will show you how to add a border to your text, or as its called in Photoshop: a Stroke.įor a Stroke consisting of a colour or a pattern you can stroke the selection turned into a path.Īs Jolie already showed in this video, never stroke the selection, stroke the path !
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